Membership - One Hundred Meals

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Become a part of what we do today. And no, we won't surprise you with a mandatory membership fee or donation to join. While most members do provide meals on a regular basis, how many, how often, or even if you do at all are up to you. If you've got questions before joining, you'll find answers to the most common ones below the sign up form.

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We need to know where you are so we can focus on news and events that are important to you. You can opt out of local or national communications at any time.

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If you have a website or social media profile you'd like to share with us so we know more about you, it's for our eyes only and is never made public. This field is optional.

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Please check the box to indicate your agreement with the following terms.

As a membership organization, our members have certain rights. Those include voting rights.

You agree we may distribute any funds collected by One Hundred Meals to hunger related crisis response events, the food banks listed on our Food Banks page, additional food banks we may elect to add to our Food Banks page, networks with which those food banks are affiliated, similar organizations that may have immediate financial needs we can support with a one time donation, all in the percentages and at the times we deem appropriate to current needs, and administratively as deemed necessary in pursuit of the mission made clear on our homepage.

In the event we consider a change to how any collected funds are spent or consider spending beyond this description, that consideration will be put to an online vote of the membership. We will only spend member support as we spend it today and with your approval as described here until such time as the membership may agree by means of a vote to change that spending pattern or process.

In the event of any proposed changes to One Hundred Meals management, the membership will likewise have a vote on potential replacements by means of an online vote.

Any changes warranting a vote must first be proposed to the members by management via an email to our usual membership emailing list. Directions to the vote's survey or poll will be clearly provided in the email inviting members to vote. Understanding not all members may be interested in voting on any given topic, proposals will pass or fail based on a majority vote of at least a 60% of all votes cast. If a proposal passes or fails by a simple majority but less than that 60% majority, we may call a second vote immediately or table the proposal until a later date.

Common Questions

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What's a fraternal membership organization?

A fraternal membership organization is a club or group created around a shared interest or philosophy. Ours is pretty clear. We want to be actively involved in doing something about our nation’s food poverty.

Fraternal benefits organization, qualifying fraternal society, and more names vary between the IRS and each state, but their independent qualifications are for tax classification. They don’t change the core definition.

Why a fraternal membership organization?

We wanted to be more than a fundraiser, even if that meant being fewer in number. We wanted to be more involved, and for our members to be too.

Yes. The money is important. So important. But so is caring. So is being there to spread the word and help make an event a success, or to help get a new measure supporting food pantries through a local legislature.

So is the pride of involvement. In fact, it’s infectious.

How do members provide support?

Members provide 100 meal blocks at $25 each. You can choose to give as many or as few as you want monthly, quarterly, biannually, or even just once per year. For a full explanation of the $25 figure, see our Why 100? page.

Are members obligated to provide support?

No. We ask members to commit to a certain number of meals if they can. We make it easy with options as low as just once per year, and by giving you total control with our customer portal. You can cancel or change your support directly at the payment processor at any time, by yourself and instantly, no questions asked and with no additional steps.

Where does support money go?

Our operating budget has two primary payment categories, marketing and legal necessities. Everything else and everyone else we need to function is graciously provided through volunteerism, right down to this website and our email services. We do not have CEO perks, bonuses, or any other surprises that can interfere with our usual allocation process. After the bank’s standard payment processing fee of 2.9% plus $.30 per transaction and those necessary costs, it all goes to the food banks and crisis response.

What about individual donations?

We don’t solicit donations outside our membership. We rarely ask members for help with a special appeal, like a crisis response that needs more than we can give without taking anything away from the food banks. For the most part, we do our best to manage with regular member support.

Are there other member obligations?

No. As a fraternal membership organization, members do have rights, including voting rights when we make substantial changes to where money goes or our structure. You’ll see more details on that in the sign up form. But whether or not you vote, or are involved in events, or communicate with us about issues, or anything else, is completely up to you.

One Hundred Meals is a private membership organization operating under the financial direction of its members and in compliance with charitable contribution regulations in all 50 US states and the District of Columbia.